Toy loom



April 18, 1950 s. WALLACH 2,504,940

TOY LOOM Filed July 24, 1947 INVENTOR. \z iii W SFIMUEL WHLLFICH I w gaawgmmmm F! T TORN E Y6 Patented Apr. 18, "1950 Samuel wallaclingiilew York, N. Y., assignor to Walco BeadCo. Inc., New York, N. Y.

Application Theinvention relates to a toy loom which may be used for hand weaving, particularly the weaving of beaded bands and the like which may be made into various articles such as belts, bags, purses and like items. The purpose of the loom is to hold longitudinally extending threads in spaced relation while threading beads thereon in known manner to form a beaded band or other product.

. It is an object of the invention to construct a hand loom having a pair of side members or frames which are identical and therefore requires merely one die to produce both side frames of the loom. j Another object of the invention is to construct a. loom which is capable of being made into any desired width merely by using longer or shorter spacing bars, bolts and spools or one or more spools. Other objects of the invention will be more apparent from the following description when taken in connection with the accompanying drawing illustrating the preferred construction of the loom in which:

' Figure 1 is a plan view of the loom with the ends of the longitudinal threads secured to one spool and extending over two spacer bars to another spool around which the threads of desired length are wound. A short section of beads are shown threaded thereon. v Figure 2 is a side view of the loom of Figurel. Figure 3 is an end view of the 100111. v I

Figure 4 is a partial view of the loom showing a rotatable spacer bar.

The hand loom is constructed of a pair of side members or frames H] which are identical so that only one form is needed and two thereof are used in constructing the loom. With the two side frames which are identical a single die may be utilized to mold the side frame or frames of suitable molding material such as plastic. Each side frame has spaced upwardly extending arms ll which preferably incline inwardly towards each other. The side frame has a recess or opening, shown as a hole l2 through the side frame, through which a bolt l3 extends and ipon which is carried a nut H. A roller I5 is mounted upon the bolt. The roller forms a spacergjfor main- 'taining the two side arms in spaced Zrelation as well as a roll upon which longitudinally extending threads or a finished bead band may be wound.

At the upper end of each arm It is a spacer bar recess or socket [8 which receives the end ("y 24, 194?,Serial No. 763,397 '1 Glaims. (Cl. 139-34) be used and any means for keeping the longitudinally extending threads T in spaced relation. The spacer bar particularly shown is held against rotation by the socket It being of irregular shape shape.

and'the ends of the spacer bars being of like The means shown for retaining thelongitudinally extending threads T in spaced relation may be a plurality of grooves 20 therein into which the threads T are received. The spacing may be any dimension desired, but for ordinary bead work they would be about /16 inch apart. The recess l8 preferably is of the same shape as the spacer bar I 9 which is shown as a half round bar so that the bar is fixed against rotation therein merely by insertion in the socket or recess. With a bar having grooves only upon one portion of the surface thereof it is desirable to have the bars retained in proper position which is accomplished by the sockets. It is not essential that the spacer bar be of irregular shape in which case it is not essential that it be fixed against rotation. The spacer bar 23 of Figure 4 is not fixed against rotation and hence the thread spacing grooves 24 must take this into account and pass around the complete circumference. The bar in such case preferably would be circular so that rotation of the bar would be feasible. The fixed type of spacer bar however is preferred.

In assembling the loom the spacer bars l9 are inserted in their respective recess 0r socket l8, a roller I5 is placed in alignment with the holes IZ'in the frame and the bolt 13 is projected through the holes in the frame and the roller and the nut I4 is threaded upon the bolt. Tightening of the nut 14 clamps the roller between the sideframes against rotation and also rigidly clamps the entire loom together.

A series of longitudinally extending threads T may then be secured to the roller l5 in any suitable fashion such as by a thumb-tack 2|, the number of threads corresponding with the width of the beaded or loomed material desired. The threads are made long enough for the length of material or beaded belt desired and the other ends are tied to the thumb-tack on the other roller. Each thread is placed in a groove 20 of the spacer bar and the excess length of thread is rolled up upon one of the rollers. The nuts H are then tightened so that the threads are held taut and the frame is locked or clamped together rigidly. The beads are then threaded upon the longitudinally extending threads in known manner until the length between the spacer bars l9, I9 is filled, whereupon the nuts M are unloosened of a spacer bar I 9. Any form of spacer bar may to and one spool is wound up to wind the beaded manner of use; may andoften do occurto those skilled in the art, especially after b enefitting-from" the teachings of an invention. Hence, it will be understood that this disclosure is illustrative of preferred means of embodying the invention in useful form by explaining the construction, operation and advantages thereof-i What is claimed is:

dinally extending threads are carried comprising a pair of separate side frames, each side franfehaving a pair of spaced upwardly extending arms, a socket'in each arm, each side frame being a duplicate of theother side frame, a-pair' of spacer bars each having one end insertedwithin' a socket in one'arm of one side frame andthe other endinserted in a socket in an arm of the other side frame, means at each end of the loom engaging the side frames to secure the longitudinally-extending threads, and means spaced from the spacer bars to clamp the side frames together in spaced relation against the spacer bars and the thread securing means.

2. A hand or bead loom upon which long tudinally extending threads are carried comprisinga pair of separate side frames, each side frame having apair of spaced upwardly extending arms; a-socket in each arm, each side frame being' a' duplicate of theother side frame, a pair of spacer bars each having one end inserted within a socket in one arm of one side frame and the other end inserted in a socket in an arm of theother side frame, means carr ed by each spacer-"bar: to retain the longitudinally extending threads in spaced relation, a spool mounted at each end of the: loom and spaced from the spacer bar, and means to clamp the spools against rotation-and secure the side frames together in spaced relation.

3 A hand or head loom comprisinga pair of separate side frames, each side frame having a pair of spaced upwardly extendin arms, asocket in eacharm, each side frame being'adupiicate of the other side frame, a pair of spacer bars each having one endinserted within a socket in'one arm of one side frameand the other end inserted iniasocket inan arm of the other-side frame, a spool mounted at each end ofthe-loom, andmeans to clamp the spools against-rotationand-secure the-side 'fra rries together in spaced relation.

4.- A hand 01- bead loom-upon which longitudinally extending threads are carried comprising-a pai-rof separateside frames, each side-frame-havinga pair of spaced upwardly extendingarms, a socketein eacharm, each side frame being aduplicate of the other side frame, a pair of spacer bars each having one end inserted within asocket in one arm of one side frame and. the otherend inserted in asocket in an arm of the :other side frame, means: carried by. each spacer bar to retain the longitudinally extending.- threads: in

4 spaced relation, a spool mounted at each end of the loom with its ends engaging the side frames and spaced from the spacer bars, and means to clamp the side frames together against the ends of the spools in spaced relation.

5. A, hand or bead loom comprising a pair of separate side frames, each side frame having a pair of spaced upwardly extending arms, a socket in? each arm, each side .=-frame" bein'gt a duplicate oi -the otherside frame, a 'pa r of spacerbars each having one end inserted within a socket in one arm of one side frame and the other end inserted in a -socket in an arm of the other side frame, an opening at each end of each side frame, a bolt 'extendingi tlirough the-openings at each end of the f. pair ofside frames and spaced from the spacer 1. A hand or bead loom upon which longitubars, and a spoolmounted upon each bolt and between the side frames whereby the bolts clamp thesi-sp'ools against rotation and secure the side frames together in spaced relation.

6:; Ahand or bead loom uponwhichlonigitudinally; extending threads are carried comprisinga pairof side frames, each side frame having'ia. pair of spaced upwardly extending arms, a socket in-each arm of non-circular shape, each side franie being a duplicate of the other side frame, a pair of spacer bars having ends conforming inshape with the socketand each having one end inserted within a socket in one arm of one side frame arid the other end. inserted ina socket in ari arid-of the other side frame, spacing groovesin each spacer bar upon one side thereof, means at "each end oftheloomengaging the side earnest; secure the longitudinally extending threads, and means-spacedfromathe spacer bars to clamp the side frames together in spaced'relation against the spacer bars and thread securin means.

7, A hand. or headloomupon which longitudinally extending threads are carried comprising aqpair of separate-side frames, each side frame having. a pair of spaced upwardly extending arms, asocketin each arm of non-circular shape, each side frame being a duplicate of'th e other side frame, a pair of spacer bars having ends conform ing inshape with the socket and each havln'gone end inserted within a socket in one armof one side frame and the other end inserted in a socket in anarm of the other side frame; spacing grooves in each spacer bar upon one side of the bar, a spool mounted at each end of the loom and spaced. from the spacer bars, and meansto clamp'the spools against rotation and secure-the side frames together in spaced relation,

SAMUEL WALLACH. I

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